Nan Hayworth

New York's Nan Hayworth says she doesn’t make any apologies for being a “staunch fiscal conservative,” and notes that while she is “not as far to the right” as many of her colleagues, she said the freshmen received a mandate in the 2010 election to change Washington and it’s something she takes seriously. She says she’s tried to find a balance between doing what’s right for the country and doing what’s right for folks back home.

“It’s a mandate you can never take for granted,” she said. “We have to represent our local concerns at the federal level…but at the same time you have to make sure folks back home in the district realize that doing something for the whole country will benefit us as well.”
(Photo: Jay Westcott/POLITICO | Date: Apr. 4, 2012)